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Holding(s) in Company

25th Jun 2010 10:45

RNS Number : 2508O
William Hill PLC
25 June 2010
 



The following notification was received yesterday by William Hill PLC, relating to major interests in shares of William Hill PLC.

 

Dennis Read, Deputy Company Secretary

25 June 2010

 

 

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

 

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

William Hill PLC

 

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

 

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

 X

 

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

 

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments

 

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

 

Other (please specify):

 

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

 

 

FMR LLC

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):

 

 

See attached schedule

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:

 

 

22 June 2010

 

6. Date on which issuer notified:

 

 

23 June 2010

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

 

 

5%

 

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

 

Class/type of shares

if possible using the ISIN CODE

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of Shares

Number of Voting Rights

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

 GB0031698896

37,730,663

37,730,663

 33,830,663

33,830,663

4.82

 

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

 

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/ Conversion Period

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.

% of voting rights

 

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

 

Type of financial instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date

Exercise/ Conversion period

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights

 

Nominal

Delta

 

 

Total (A+B+C)

 

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

 33,830,663

4.82

 

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

 

FMR LLC is the parent holding company of Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMRCO); investment manager for US mutual funds and FIL Management Trust Company (FMTC) and Pyramis Global Advisors Trust Company (PGATC); a US state chartered bank which acts as a trustee of investment manager of various pension and trust accounts and Pyramis Global Advisers LLC (PGALLC)

 

Proxy Voting:

 

10. Name of the proxy holder:

 

 

FMR LLC

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

 

 

3,900,000

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

 

 

22 June 2010

 

13. Additional information:

 

 

None

14. Contact name:

 

 

Shaheen Hussain

 

15. Contact telephone number:

 

 

[email protected]

 

Full Name of Shareholders Schedule

 

 

Shares Held

 

 

Management Company

 

 

Nominee/Registered Name

33,830,663

FMRCO

JP MORGAN CHASE BANK

 

 

Current Ownership Percentage: 4.82%

 

Total Shares Held: 33,830,663

 

Issued Share Capital: 701,165,351

 

This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
 
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